This is an increase of 37 per cent on the number of patients on trolleys from this time last year.

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Gardaí confirmed the car had four occupants, all of whom were aged in their early teens

The man was taken to University Hospital Galway where he is currently in a serious but stable condition

A woman has died in a horse riding incident in Co Galway

Of those 627 patients, 494 patients are waiting in the emergency department, while 133 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.

A total of 655 patients are waiting for beds on Monday, according to today’s Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) Trolley Watch

Gardaí have appealed for information about the incident in Co Galway.

University Hospital Galway was the most overcrowded hospital in August, with 1,166 patients waiting on trolleys.

It is understood that the boy, who was under the age of two, had been staying at a property in Co Roscommon with his parents.

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has warned a 'twindemic' winter, of Covid-19 and the flu, could cause chaos in hospitals after trolley number hit 9,191 in July.

Jamie Costello died in October 2019 after he left the Mental Health Unit at University Hospital Galway unattended

Over 70 patients are without a bed in the hospital, the highest level of overcrowding in the hospital since 2019.

The first motorcyclist was taken from the scene to University Hospital Galway to be treated for injuries believed to be serious